The Abia State Police Command has
announced that at least 59 suspected members of the now outlawed Indigenous
People of Biafra, IPOB, have been arrested by security officials.
The new Abia State Commissioner
of Police, Anthony Ogbizi, who made this disclosure, also said the suspected
members of IPOB, recently arrested, will be prosecuted for murder, arson and
other related crimes.
Ogbizi made this announcement
during a press briefing and parade of seven suspected members of IPOB at
Ariaria police station in Aba.
He said following the
proscription of IPOB by governors in the South East and its declaration as a
terrorist group by the Nigerian Army, anybody found with Biafra materials would
be arrested and prosecuted.
He said that they would be
prosecuted under the Anti Terrorism Act to ensure they were properly dealt
with.
Ogbizi said, “IPOB by their
action had shown itself to be a terrorist group, which must be dealt with as
such. Between September 10 and September 14, 2017, the Ariaria police station
was attacked by suspected members of IPOB, who destroyed everything in the
station.
“Even some policemen were
seriously injured. In fact, as I am talking to you, one of the injured police
officer is dead. Doctors tried in vain to save his life.
“Now, we have lost a soul and you
know what it takes to train a police officer. You know the vacuum that creates.
It takes a minimum of one year to train a police officer.”
The police added that suspected
IPOB members attacked military officers and the residences of Commissioner of Police
and AIG Zone 9 in Umuahia.
“As I am talking to you now,
information reaching me said they have started gathering at Nnamdi Kanu’s
house”, he said.
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